Syrian ceasefire in crisis as violence crosses border

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CTVNews.ca Staff
April 9, 2012

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Fighting between Syrian forces and rebel fighters spilled over into Turkey and Lebanon Monday, on the eve of a United Nations-brokered ceasefire that now seems to be on the brink of failure.

Syrian government forces reportedly fired across the border into a refugee camp in Turkey, killing two people and wounding three others.

According to a report from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Britain, fighting broke out at about 4 a.m. local time when opposition fighters ambushed Syrian government troops at the Salameh border crossing.

After a protracted battle in which six Syrian soldiers were reportedly killed, …

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